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The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a set of “guiding principles” Monday night for its upcoming discussion on school boundaries. The principles will help “guide the process being used to create new attendance areas” upon the opening of a new middle school at the start of the 2020-21 school year. Those attendance areas

A state committee unanimously approved a proposed 24-hour nursing center geared toward recently released offenders who require around the clock care. The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee approved the application for a certificate of need from CorrectLife, a Georgia-based company, at its meeting Monday. The purpose of the nursing center in Fulton, according to the

Monday marked the peak of hurricane season, and as if right on cue, the Atlantic Ocean had three storms lined up in a row. While not common during the hurricane season, it’s not unusual during this time of year to see multiple storms in a row. Just last year, the Atlantic Ocean had hurricanes Katia,

An appeals court decision Monday means abortions might soon cease at Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday vacated a preliminary injunction that had prevented the state from taking any action to revoke the clinic’s license to perform surgical abortions under regulations requiring clinics to meet the standards of

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants legislators to focus on two bills during the special session that he vetoed because of language he said was problematic. A STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education bill, Senate Bill 894, would require the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create an online program to teach middle school

A St. Louis woman said her teenage daughter was at Columbia College Sunday for basketball tryouts when a man stole items while her daughter was trying out for the Missouri Phenom. Tiffany Sparks said her daughter was among others to set their belongings down on bleachers when a man allegedly stole cellphones, backpacks and wallets.

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 50s by morning with clear skies as winds stay under 5 mph as they shift the northeast. TUESDAY: After a cool start, abundant sunshine will warm temperatures into the lower 80s in the afternoon as winds remain light and out of the south under 10 mph.

ABC 17 News anchor Joey Parker interviewed Missouri’s 57th governor, Mike Parson, about his first 100 days in office. Here we’ve posted an extended version of the interview that aired Sept. 9.

UPDATE (8:35 a.m.): Troopers confirmed one person is dead after a crash on I-70 eastbound Sunday night. Ariel Perkins, 21, died on scene of the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Perkins used an emergency turn-around on the interstate to get from the westbound lanes to the eastbound lanes of the

TODAY: After a cool start to the day, temperatures will be slow to rise through the day. Afternoon highs are only expected to top out in the upper 70s under sunny skies and low humidity. Winds through the day will be fairly calm out of the Temperatures starting off in the 50s will rise into

MONDAY: After a cool start to the day, temperatures will remain unseasonably cool through the afternoon, but it will be pleasant. Temperatures starting off in the 50s will rise into the mid to upper 70s by afternoon with sunshine out in full force. Winds will remain light out of the north. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop

Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation to convene the Missouri State Legislature for a Special Session during the week of Sept. 10-14. Parson wants legislators to focus on two bills during the special session: a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education bill and a treatment court bill. Parson previously vetoed House Bill 2562, which would

To mark the 100th day of Mike Parson’s governorship of Missouri, Gov. Parson and ABC 17 News anchor Joey Parker discussed a variety of issues. The conversation started with Gov. Parson being asked what his experience was like upon learning that he would be the state’s 57th governor. Governor Mike Parson: “It was like any

Some cities in the United States have started regulating or evening banning the scooter business, while one Columbia City Council member said he hopes the Bird scooters stick around. ABC 17 first told you about the Bird scooters coming to Columbia in August. There was controversy at the start when a University of Missouri spokesman

Here are the scores from Week 3 of area high school football. Will be updated throughout the night. Rock Bridge (48) at Battle (28) FINAL Vianney (42) at Helias (7) FINAL Hickman (7) at Jefferson City (19) FINAL Hallsville (0) at Eldon (6) FINAL Osage (13) at California (7) FINAL Southern Boone (22) at Versailles

TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies will continue across Mid-Missouri for the rest of the overnight hours as temperatures slowly drop through the 60s and 50s. It will feel a little chilly out the door tomorrow morning, you may want to grab that jacket. Some patchy fog is possible as well, especially near rivers and low lying

Missouri is asking for more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the current extension ends Oct. 10. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and military bases. Some Missouri lawmakers worried about privacy pushed back against compliance

Before CenterPointe Hospital opens in Columbia next month, officials will hold a job fair to hire for several new positions. It will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Broadway Hotel in downtown Columbia. On Tuesday, the job fair goes from noon to 7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday it goes from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00

The University of Missouri football team and its high-powered offense beat Wyoming, 40-13, on Saturday. The Tigers are 2-0 for the first time since 2015. Quarterback Drew Lock was 33-45 passing for 398 yards and four touchdowns. The senior also ran for a touchdown in the second quarter. Lock threw all four of his touchdowns

More than 50,000 people filled Memorial Stadium as the Tigers defeated Wyoming in their second game of the season. Weather, holiday weekends and the opponent are a few factors that play into the final attendance score at an MU home football game. 44,019 people attended last weekend’s home game when the Tigers took on UT